Fulton County IN Archives Obituaries.....Beeber, Joseph W. April 1880
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The Rochester Sentinel
Saturday, May 1, 1880

Joseph W. BEEBER has departed this life. For a year past he had been in feeble 
health, at times unable to leave his bed. But for the past few weeks he seemed 
to be improving so that he was able to be on the streets every day. On the day 
of his death he had shown unusual strength and indications of health; 
demonstrating forcibly to us the fact that, "In the midst of life we are in 
death."
Mr. B. was born in Lycoming Co., Penn., February 16th, 1838; came to this 
county and this place in 1854 at the age of 16. He has been a resident of 
Rochester ever since except the time of service in the late Rebellion. He 
entered the service in August, 1862 - was in the 87th Ind. Infantry of which 
Col. K. G. SHRYOCK had command - a member of company F, under command of Capt. 
LONG and of which Mr. Beeber was Lieutenant, having been promoted from the 
rank of Sergeant, the rank he held when the company was organized. With 
reference to his war record, we will let Col. Shryock speak in another place.
During the service he was in a number of engagements. He was wounded through 
both thighs at Chicamaugua, but this did not put him down. Later he was taken 
prisoner while on duty, but by a strategic movement escaped his capturers 
before they reached any prison pen. Following his escape he laid several 
nights in the swamps of South Carolina where he developed nasal catarrh which 
was one of the causes leading to his death. At the close of the war he 
returned to Rochester where he was too well known to need any special mention 
as a citizen. He died at his home April 27th, 1880, at the age of 42 years, 2 
months and 9 days. He was the fourth son in a family of nine children of whom 
three brothers and one sister are now dead. The mother has also been dead for 
some years.
He was married to Miss Hattie DAVIS, May 24th, 1874. Two children have been 
born to them - one son and one daughter. The infant son preceded its father to 
the spirit world. In the family he has been a faithful husband to a faithful 
wife. The large concourse of his comrades and friends at his funeral, and the 
great respect shown his memory in his burial are a fitting eulogy to his 
character. The funeral took place at the Presbyterian church on Thursday, 
April 29th. The services were conducted by Rev. A. M. WORK, assisted by Rev. 
F. M. RULE and Rev. N. L. LORD. . . . .
Mr. B. was a member of both the Odd Fellows and the Masonic fraternities, and 
to these are due great credit for the kindly attentions paid to their brother 
and his family in sickness and bereavement. The Odd Fellows order had charge 
of the burial.
Col. K. G. Shryock, of the 87th Regt. has this to say of the deceased:
Joseph W. Beeber was a member of Co. F, 87th. Regt. Indiana Vol. Was mustered 
into the service August 9th, 1862, ranked as Sergeant, was promoted to 2nd 
Lieutenant and served to the close of the war, was an efficient officer, a 
faithful and brave soldier, always willing and ready for duty, participated in 
all the battles in which his Regt. was engaged, and was wounded at Chicamauga. 
He was justly proud of his soldier record, and although suffering from the 
effects of his wound and broken health on account of exposures incident to 
army life, he only applied for a pension at the urgent solicitations of his 
friends. The period of his soldier life was without a blemish, as has been his 
life as a citizen.



Additional Comments:
Wendell C. Tombaugh



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